It’s a busy time of year at Mill Valley’s Marin Theatre Company, which was established in 1966 and has since become known as one of the top theater establishments on the West Coast. Congrats to Samuel D. Hunter, winner of the MTC’s 2011 Sky Cooper New American Play Prize, and Andrew Dolan, who won...
Dreamgirls playing at the Curran Theater through September 26th is the ideal date night, girls’ night or even a family night out. I took my eight-year old last week and she’s still talking about it. Well, she’s still doing her “Jimmy” impressions. “Jimmy likes” or “Jimmy no like” is how she now responds to...
Tosca Café was a part (albeit small) of my San Francisco experience in the early 90s, hence the thought of a world-premiere of a play based on it, was intriguing. Back in the old days, my friends and I had our favorite booth –we got it sometimes. I had my favorite drink–a greyhound, providing...
I surprised my two daughters last week with a school night adventure in the city. Peter Pan had just opened in the threesixty° Theater at Ferry Park (not sure why they didn’t name it Fairy Park). Despite a laundry list of obstacles and not leaving Marin until 6:30pm, we made it to the parking...
Playwright Bill Cain has won the 2010 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award for Equivocation, currently playing at the Marin Theatre Company in Mill Valley. The play, directed by Jasson Minadakis, is a high-stakes political thriller that goes behind the scenes at the legendary Globe Theatre as King James commissions...
Rarely have I looked back with gratitude to a college professor for “unlocking the passion to learn.” Mostly because, I was already interested in the topic. However, when it came to taking a required Shakespeare class to complete my English degree, I do tip my hat to Dr. Stephan Greenblatt’s Shakespeare 101. Greenblatt breathed...
This is your chance to be in a musical from the golden age of Broadway. The Mountain Play Association holds outdoor plays in the heart of Mount Tamalpais State Park and is producing Guys & Dolls this season. OPEN AUDITIONS: All performers should bring sheet music (no charts—accompanist will not transpose key) and perform...
I’m a bit of a scrooge when it comes to holiday entertainment. I know I should love the Nutcracker, but I don’t. I’ve been to the Velveteen Rabbit a few times –don’t need to go back. I think I’ve even seen The Christmas Story too many times because now instead of laughing I just...
The Mountain Play Association announced today that after four months of work on what was to be their 2010 production of Peter Pan, they will shift gears and instead produce the Broadway musical Guys and Dolls. The decision came after the association learned that the London-based multimedia production of Peter Pan will play in...
